In December, the population bought currencies by USD 807.5 million more than they sold, which became a record indicator both in 2023 and in the last few years.
This follows from a statement by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the Ukrainian News agency reports.
On the cash foreign exchange market in December, the net purchase of currency by the population exceeded the sale.
In December, Ukrainians sold currencies worth USD 1,258.4 million equivalent and bought USD 2,065.9 million equivalent.
In general, in 2023, the population bought USD 3,362.1 million more than sold.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, according to the results of 2022, the population bought currencies for USD 1,009.5 million more than they sold.
In 2021, the population sold currencies by USD 1,214.7 million more than they bought.
In 2020, sales of cash currency exceeded purchases by USD 1.098 billion.
In 2019, the population sold currencies by USD 177 million more than they bought.
On July 21, the NBU adjusted the official hryvnia exchange rate by 25% to 36.5686 UAH/USD.
From August 6, 2022, the NBU canceled the restriction, according to which banks and non-banking institutions had to buy cash currency from the population at a rate no lower than the official one.
The NBU allowed banks to sell more currency to the public.
The NBU has been implementing managed exchange rate flexibility since October 3.
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